My Wakeup Call with Dr. Mark Goulston
I’m Dr. Mark Goulston, and this is My Wakeup Call. Everybody has personal wakeup calls, but not everybody wakes up. In this podcast, we speak to people who did. In fact, they not only woke up, but their wakeup calls changed their lives, often helped them discover their purpose and then changed how they would spend the rest of their life. In most cases, the wakeup call was not pleasant, sought-after, and often shook people to the core of their being. But in every case, it made our guests more authentic, better at life, better in life and better human beings. I hope you will listen in and become as inspired as I am from every episode. I also hope it will help you persevere if you are going through a wakeup call and haven’t yet gotten through the pain of it, or landed in your future as the better person you’re meant to be, with the better life that you’re meant to have.
DISCLAIMER: Any information or advice I give is purely based on my own experience. Comments made are as a coach- this is not medical or psychiatry advice. There is no guarantee as there are many variables that will impact outcomes. Everything stated should be taken as opinion.
Latest episodes
Jan 11, 2022 • 50min
Ep - 284 Russell Kennedy
In this episode I speak with The Anxiety MD, Russell Kennedy, who is a medical doctor, neuroscientist and medical intuitive whose wakeup call was dealing with a schizophrenic bipolar father, having lifelong anxiety issues and being determined to understand it and develop and wholistic, comprehensible and comprehensive approach to treating it. https://dr-russ.com/
Jan 9, 2022 • 47min
Ep – 283 Jess Poulin
In this episode I speak with Jess Poulin, founder of Woke Media and a leading PR Specialist and former entertainment executive whose wakeup call was to learn what not to do and not to be from several prior positions which helped her become the honest, high integrity straight shooter person that she has become in an industry where those qualities are rare. https://wokemediahouse.com/
Jan 6, 2022 • 45min
Ep – 282 Jay Roewe
In this episode I speak with Jay Roewe, Senior Vice President, Production Planning & Incentives HBO/HBO MAX/Warner Media/ATT, whose wakeup call was coming from a musical family and seeing how all the components or creativity come and work together such that his career has been focus on supporting the creative process. https://www.bu.edu/articles/2020/hbo-exec-jay-roewe-is-helping-drive-televisions-golden-age/
Jan 4, 2022 • 53min
Ep - 281 Brett Kaufman
In this episode I speak with Brett Kaufman, real estate developer and host of the Gravity podcast whose wakeup call was realizing that despite being successful, something was missing and that something was him whereupon he embarked on a journey of self-discovery which also made him more successful in business. https://livekaufman.com/about/
Jan 2, 2022 • 44min
Ep – 280 Gil Garcetti
In this episode I speak with former LA District Attorney turned acclaimed photographer, safe water activist, tv producer, Gil Garcetti, whose wakeup calls included being diagnosed with cancer at age 39 and being booted out after a long and successful legal career but losing the OJ Simpson criminal trial. http://www.garcetti.com/?page=40101
Dec 30, 2021 • 56min
Ep – 279 Rohini Anand
In this episode I speak with DEI global thought leader and author of, "Leading Global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: A Guide for Systemic Change in Multinational Organization," Rohini Anand, whose wakeup call was going from a privileged insider in India to being an outsider in America and focusing on diversity and inclusion as her life's work. http://rohinianand.com
Dec 28, 2021 • 46min
Ep – 278 Harry Kraemer Jr
In this episode I speak with Harry Kraemer Jr, former CEO at Baxter International and now professor of management and strategy at Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management whose wake up call was being told by his childhood Catholic priest to not become a priest and instead to go out and influence the world who need it most and don't worship a religion. https://harrykraemer.org/
Dec 26, 2021 • 47min
Ep – 277 Stu Massengill
In this episode I speak with Stu Massengill, founder of "Finding Direction" and host of the "Finding Direction" podcast whose wakeup call was discovering when he was highly successful at a young age that he had lost who he truly was and after going through a very low period coming out the other side with direction. https://www.stumassengill.com/
Dec 23, 2021 • 43min
Ep - 276 Erik Oberholtzer
In this episode I speak with Erik Oberlholtzer, co-founder of Tender Greens and co-author of the "The Ten Year Plan," whose wakeup up call was waking everyone around him up to embrace a culture of patience if you want to build anything truly great. https://www.amazon.com/Ten-Year-Plan-Founders-Heart-Centered-ebook/dp/B09LTH3GSK/
Dec 21, 2021 • 41min
Ep - 275 Corey Poirier
In this episode I speak with Corey Poirier, TEDx speaker, host of the top rated, "Let's Do Influencing" radio show and founder of bLY Talks, whose wakeup call among many was hearing a Zig Ziglar story on a cassette tape when he worked for Toshiba that opened his mind. https://thatspeakerguy.com/
